On Wed, 04 Jul 2007 13:22:53 -0400, George >
wrote:

>blake murphy wrote:
>> On Tue, 3 Jul 2007 14:26:37 -0500, Steve Wertz
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, 03 Jul 2007 17:08:32 GMT, Mitch wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ahh, pierogis are the only thing I miss about Pittsburgh. Yum.
>>> I miss the Strip District for food shopping (and eating).
>>>
>>> -sw
>>
>> i went to school in n.y.c. with a couple pittsburghers. one guy used
>> to go into new jersey to pick up a supply of iron city beer. i
>> thought he was nuts.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
>I would have to agree. When I travel I always like to try local beers.
>Iron City is just another industrial enhanced/stabilized Coors/Busch
>type of beer.

i don't mind bud, coors is completely tasteless, but i thought the
irons were nasty. i drank miller high life at the time (*not* lite,
which i'm not sure was here yet in the 70's), because the schlitz
brewed in brooklyn was nasty, too.

your pal,
blake